informante

/ĩfoɾˈmãtʃi/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os informantes

Meaning

  1. informant

    • O informante avisa a polícia.

      The informant tips off the police.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

testemunha

Close — a witness and an informant overlap in providing information to authorities.

Similar in other languages

French

informateur

informateur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "informant."

Practice

1 What does informante mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ avisa a polícia.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches informante?

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